Kerry fireman started blaze to get call-out payment, court told

David Ahern, of St James Gardens, Killorglin,  is charged that on April 13, 2020, at Cromane Upper, Killorglin, he committed arson.

A fireman with Kerry County Council lit a fire in a bog and he was one of the firemen called to put it out, a court has heard.

He lit the gorseland so the fire brigade had to be called out and he would get paid, it was alleged at Killorglin District Court where the matter came before the court to decide on jurisdiction.